{"product_id":"apocrypha-oe-9780679724520","title":"Apocrypha-OE","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful collection of books from the Greek version of the Jewish Bible--the earliest complete version of the Bible we possess--but that were not included in the final, canonical version of the Hebrew Bible. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey were called \"Apocrypha,\" the hidden or secret books, and while they formed part of the original King James version of 1611, they are no longer included in modern Bibles. Yet they include such important works as \u003ci\u003eThe First Book of Maccabees\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWisdom of Solomon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEcclesiasticus\u003c\/i\u003e, and the stories of Susanna, Tobit, and Judith, and other works of great importance for the history of the Jews in the period between the rebuilding of the Temple and the time of Jesus, and thus for the background of the New Testament. These works have also had a remarkable impact on writers and artists. Beyond this, they are often as powerful as anything in the canonical Bible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe translation into contemporary English is by Edgar J. Goodspeed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Color:\u003c\/b\u003e Cream\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBible Portion:\u003c\/b\u003e Apocrypha Only\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBible Type:\u003c\/b\u003e General Use\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEDGAR J. GOODSPEED, Biblical scholar and translator, was born in Quincy, Illinois, in 1871, attended Denison University, received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1898, and taught at the University of Chicago from 1899 to 1937. He brought out \u003ci\u003eThe New Testament: An American Translation\u003c\/i\u003e in 1923, and continued to work on a translation of the entire Bible, completing his work with the publication of this translation of \u003ci\u003eThe Apocrypha\u003c\/i\u003e in 1938. His other works include \u003ci\u003eAn Introduction to the New Testament\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eA Life of Jesus \u003c\/i\u003e(1950), and \u003ci\u003eAs I Remember\u003c\/i\u003e (1953), his autobiography. Goodspeed died in 1962.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872746115346,"sku":"9780679724520","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2f4e38b2-e2d9-40e1-84f2-19449c9672d6.jpg?v=1737908120","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/apocrypha-oe-9780679724520","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}